Task Eight - Using Continuity Editing Techniques

In our sequence we use a range of continuity editing techniques to create the clip. We put in Match on Action, Shot, Reverse Shot, Eye Line Match and the 180 Degree Rule.

The first use of continuity editing is the Match on Action which we used on the door shot. We see her walking down the corridor towards the door and we see the outside of the door. Then in the next shot the camera has been moved into the classroom and we see the rest of the action but from the inside. I think that we did the Match on Action well as it runs smoothly and is continuous.

We also use an Eye Line Match when the teacher is writing on the whiteboard and then looks away. We see a shot of her writing then immediately after the camera cuts to a shot of the clock. It's hear when we see the object was looking at in the previous shot. I believe that we done this shot rarely well as we do see the teacher looking away and back again, and then we see the clock. However, i think that net time it should be a lot clearer on where a bouts the teacher is looking as some people may not realise that she is looking at the clock but rather looking at something else.

The Shot, Reverse Shot was used when we filmed the conversation sequence. We start of with a shot of the student walking in, then it cuts to a shot of the teacher asking why she's late, then we see the student again.  I think that we done the Shot, Reverse Shot fairly well as the camera does cut between the two characters and we can clearly see who's talking to who and when.

Finally, throughout the sequence we have kept to the 180 Degree Rule and have not broken it at any point during the clip. The teacher is always on the right and the student is always on the left and this is continuous throughout.